[Bug 1758004] [NEW] [Ubuntu 18.04] Error installing the "Basic Ubuntu Server"

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When selecting the "Basic Ubuntu Server" from the installation dialogs
of the daily-build ISO 390 images, the following error message is
displayed:

     Installation step failed
     An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu,
     or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Select and install software

At the time of the error, the /var/log/syslog file of the installer
system showed the following entries:

Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: The following information may help to resolve the situation:
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: 
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target:  python3-cryptography : Depends: python3-cffi-backend-api-min (<= 9729) but it is not installable
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target:                         Depends: python3-cffi-backend-api-max (>= 9729) but it is not installable
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: E
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: : 
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: 
Mar 22 08:21:03 in-target: tasksel: apt-get failed (100)
Mar 22 08:21:04 main-menu[366]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 1
Mar 22 08:21:04 main-menu[366]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.

The problem occured when installing from the daily builds from 19.
through 22. March 2018.

Installation logs/information from the /var/log/installer directory are
attached.

** Affects: germinate (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Steve Langasek (vorlon)
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: ubuntu-z-systems
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations)
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-165938 severity-high targetmilestone-inin---
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[Ubuntu 18.04] Error installing the "Basic Ubuntu Server"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758004
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